SkillsFuture

The SkillsFuture Credit (SFC) encourages individuals to take ownership of their skills development and lifelong learning. In January 2016, all Singaporeans aged 25 and above received an opening credit of S$500 with further top-ups to their SFC accounts at regular intervals. From 1 May 2024, Singaporeans aged 40 years and above will receive a SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) top-up to pursue a substantive skills reboot. This is a key component of the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. Please click here for more information on SFC.

SFC payments are disbursed directly to training providers. Training providers that offer SFC-eligible courses will collect net course fees from applicants, after offsetting the SFC to be used. Applicants who sign up for Skills Future funded courses will be required to provide supporting documents as part of the claims submission process and please refer to this FAQ Guideline, Processes, Timeline for more details. SFC claims applications may be submitted by logging in through MySkillsFuture.gov.sg.

To use SFC to offset SUSS course fees, please:

• apply for the selected SUSS course
• retrieve the auto-generated acknowledgement email of your SUSS course application from the email account that you provided to SUSS
• apply for the SFC claim and attach the SUSS acknowledgement email as part of the SFC claim application

Please note that SFC must be approved by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) before SUSS course fee payment.

For the list of approved courses from SUSS under SFC (Base Tier), please click here.

For the list of approved courses from SUSS under SFC (Mid-Career Tier), please click here (hyperlink to PDF).

To find out more about SkillsFuture Credit, please visit here.

What Is It?

The SkillsFuture Series is a curated list of short, industry-relevant training programmes that focuses on emerging skills. As a start, we have identified eight categories under the SkillsFuture Series: (i) data analytics, (ii) finance, (iii) tech-enabled services, (iv) digital media, (v) cyber security, (vi) entrepreneurship, (vii) advanced manufacturing, and (viii) urban solutions.

For more information on the 8 categories, please click here.

They comprise curated work skills to equip you and your company with specific knowledge and capabilities to meet new demands.

How Will I Benefit?

Singaporeans will be able to tap on the curated list of training programmes under the SkillsFuture Series to stay relevant and prepared for the future.

We can help you meet the needs of the digitally transformed future.

What are the courses?

Please click here for all SkillsFuture funded courses.

How do I register for the courses?

Click here to apply for CET Modular Courses.

For Singaporeans and PR applying Short Courses, please submit to [email protected] the following documents:

• Coloured copy (back and front) of NRIC for Singaporeans and PRs, or "Employment"/"S" Pass for foreign applicant
• Recent payslip or income statement
• Application Form

Applications without ALL of the above required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and rejected.

Singapore University of Social Sciences reserves the right to change course schedules, course trainers, course fees and course availability without prior notice.

Contact [email protected] for more information.

For more information on SkillsFuture Series, please click here.

Funding

To ensure course fees remain affordable, SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) will provide 70% subsidy for Singapore Citizens (SC) and Singapore Permanent Residents (PR) for approved SkillsFuture courses. This will be applicable to both self-sponsored and company-sponsored applicants. Self-sponsored applicants can offset the remaining course fees using their SkillsFuture Credit. Eligible applicants can further benefit from other SSG subsidies of up to 90% such as ETSS and the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. Applicants who are eligible need only pay the difference between the full fees (set by the University) and the government funding from SSG.

Only SC and PR are eligible for the funding. They must meet the following criteria to be eligible for the funding:

• Applicants have not previously received a government funding for the same course
• Applicants enrolled as Credit students
• Applicants are required to achieve at least 75% attendance and pass any prescribed examinations/assessments or submit any course/project work (if any) under the course requirement
• Applicants are required to complete all surveys and provide feedback related to the course

The funding does not cover:

• Resit fee
• Extra courses taken beyond the requirements for the undergraduate degree programme
• Auxiliary charges and administrative fees (e.g., course choice amendment, deferment, transfer of programme, challenge exam fee, exam appeal, etc.), overseas travel expenses, etc.
• Any penalty charges (e.g., late fee payment)
• Any other miscellaneous fees
  
  

SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy

SC aged 40 and above who are pursuing approved SkillsFuture courses with SUSS will enjoy a subsidy of up to 90%. The availability of the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy will be tied to a SC student's eligibility for the approved courses. Hence, a SC student must be eligible for the approved SkillsFuture courses in order to be eligible for the enhanced subsidy.

With this enhanced subsidy, SC students aged 40 and above (to be counted based on the year which he/she turns 40 years old) will pay course fees that are up to 90% lower than the standard subsidised fees payable by other SC/PR students who are below 40 years old.

Below is an example of how the fees are computed for a SUSS course for a SC/PR aged below 40 and a SC aged 40 and above:

Please refer to below table for funding available:

¹ Under the Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Scheme. For more information, click here.
² Under the SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy. For more information, visit the SkillsFuture website here

*Terms and Conditions

• Participants are required to achieve at least 75% attendance and/or sit and pass any prescribed examinations/assessments or submit any course/project work (if any) under the course requirement
• Participants are required to complete all surveys and provide feedback related to the course
• The University reserves the right to adjust course fees without prior notice
• Singapore University of Social Sciences reserves the right to amend and/or revise the above schedule without prior notice

For more information on SkillsFuture Funding related matters, please click here.

We offer a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary range of over 200 courses each semester, at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. These courses come from our four schools

• S R Nathan School of Human Development
• School of Business
• School of Humanities and Behavioural Sciences
• School of Science and Technology

This broad range of ITM and SkillsFuture Series courses prepares you for the priority and growth sectors in Singapore’s economy such as: Accountancy, Advanced Manufacturing, Applied Health Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Construction, Early Childhood, Financial Services, Human Resource Management, ICT & Media, Logistics and Aerospace, Smart and Sustainable Urban Solutions and Social Services.

Please click here for all funded courses.

How do I register for the courses?

CET Modular Courses

• For CET Modular Courses, click here to apply.
• For course application, please submit the following documents during the online e-application:
  • NRIC,
  • ALL Education Certificates & Transcripts,
  • 1 recent colour passport-sized photograph 
• If you prefer to submit hardcopies of the document, you may do so within one week after submission of the online course application at Singapore University of Social Sciences, 463 Clementi Road, Centre for Continuing and Professional Education, Blk C Level 1 during the operating hours: 8:30 am to 5:30 pm (Mon-Fri)

Short Courses

• For Singaporeans and PR applying for Short Courses, please submit to [email protected] the following documents:
  • Coloured copy (back and front) of NRIC for Singaporeans and PRs, or "Employment"/"S" Pass for foreign applicant
  • Recent payslip or income statement
  • Application form
    
    

Applications without ALL of the above required supporting documents will be considered incomplete and rejected.

Singapore University of Social Sciences reserves the right to change course schedules, course trainers, course fees and course availability without prior notice.

Contact [email protected] for more information.